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• The dollar amount of Federal 

financial assistance for the project or 

program; and 

• The percentage and dollar amount 

of the total costs of the project or 

program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. 

B. Use of USDOL Logo: In 

consultation with USDOL, VETS, the 

awardee(s) must acknowledge USDOL’s 

role as described below: 

• The USDOL logo may be applied to 

USDOL-funded material prepared for 

distribution, including posters, videos, 

pamphlets, research documents, 

national survey results, impact 

evaluations, best practice reports, and 

other publications of global interest. The 

awardee(s) must consult with USDOL 

on whether the logo may be used on any 

such items prior to final draft or final 

preparation for distribution. In no event 

will the USDOL logo be placed on any 

item until USDOL has given the 

awardee(s) permission to use the logo 

on the item. 

• All documents must include the 

following notice: ‘‘This documentation 

does not necessarily reflect the views or 

policies of the U.S. Department of 

Labor, nor does mention of trade names, 

commercial products, or organizations 

imply endorsement by the U.S. 

Government.’’

C. OMB Information Collection No. 

1205–0458, Expires September 30, 2009. 

According to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, no persons are required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless such collection displays a valid 

OMB control number. Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 20 hours per 

response, including time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Send comments regarding the burden 

estimated or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including 

suggestions for reducing this burden, to 

the U.S. Department of Labor, to the 

attention of Cassandra Mitchell, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–

4307, Washington, DC 20210. 

This information is being collected for 

the purpose of awarding a grant. The 

information collected through this 

‘‘Solicitation for Grant Applications’’

will be used by the Department of Labor 

to ensure that grants are awarded to the 

applicant best suited to perform the 

functions of the grant. Submission of 

this information is required in order for 

the applicant to be considered for award 

of this grant. Unless otherwise 

specifically noted in this 

announcement, information submitted 

in the respondent’s application is not 

considered to be confidential. 

Resources for the Applicant: The 

Department of Labor maintains a 

number of Web-based resources that 

may be of assistance to applicants. The 

Web page for the USDOL–VETS at 

http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/ 

main.htm is a valuable source of 

information including the program 

highlights and brochures, glossary of 

terms, frequently used acronyms, 

general and special provisions, power 

point presentations on how to apply for 

HVRP funding, On-Site Monitoring 

Visits, etc. The Interagency Council on 

Homeless at Web page http:// 

www.ich.gov has information from 

various departments that assist 

homeless persons including updated 

information on local community ten 

(10) year plans to end homelessness and 

continuum of care plans. Applicants 

may also review ‘‘VETS’ Guide to 

Competitive and Discretionary Grants’’

located at Web page http://www.dol.gov/ 

vets/grants/Final_VETS_Guidelinked.pdf. For a basic understanding of 

the application process and basic 

responsibilities of receiving Federal 

funds, please see ‘‘Guidance for FaithBased and Community Organizations on 

Partnering with the Federal 

Government’’ at Web pages http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci 

and http://www.dol.gov/cfbci. 

Appendices: (Located on U.S. 

Department of Labor, Veterans’

Employment and Training Service Web 

page http://www.dol.gov/vets follow 

link for the applicable solicitation listed 

under announcements). 

Appendix A: Application for Federal 

Assistance SF–424. 

Appendix B: Budget Information Sheet 

SF–424A. 

Appendix C: Assurances and 

Certifications Signature Page. 

Appendix D: Direct Cost Descriptions 

for Applicants and Sub-Applicants. 

Appendix E: Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants. 

Lisa Harvey, 

Grant Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7027 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–79–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service 

Urban and Non-Urban Homeless 

Veterans’ Reintegration Program 

(HVRP) Grants for Program Year (PY) 

2007 Solicitation for Grant 

Applications #07–07, Period of 

Performance Is PY 2007, July 1, 2007 

Through June 30, 2008; Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance #17.805 

AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

DATES: Applications are due on May 14, 

2007. 

SUMMARY: (Applicants For Grant Funds 

Should Read This Notice In Its Entirety): 

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service (VETS), announces a grant 

competition under 38 U.S.C. Section 

2021, as added by Section 5 of Public 

Law 107–95, the Homeless Veterans 

Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 

(HVCAA). Section 2021 requires the 

Secretary of Labor to conduct, directly 

or through grant or contract, such 

programs as the Secretary determines 

appropriate to expedite the reintegration 

of homeless veterans into the labor 

force. 

Both Urban and Non-Urban areas 

serving homeless veterans will be 

considered for funding under this HVRP 

solicitation. Urban areas are those that 

serve a high concentration of homeless 

veterans in the metropolitan areas of the 

75 U.S. cities largest in population and 

the metropolitan area of San Juan, 

Puerto Rico, and are listed in Appendix 

G. Non-Urban areas are those areas that 

serve homeless veterans that are not 

listed on Appendix G. Applicants must 

indicate whether they are applying for 

an Urban or Non-Urban grant award on 

their grant application. 

HVRP grants are intended to address 

two objectives: (1) To provide services 

to assist in reintegrating homeless 

veterans into meaningful employment 

within the labor force, and (2) to 

stimulate the development of effective 

service delivery systems that will 

address the complex problems facing 

homeless veterans. Successful 

applicants will design programs that 

assist eligible veterans by providing job 

placement services, job training, 

counseling, supportive services, and 

other assistance to expedite the 

reintegration of homeless veterans into 

the labor force. Successful programs 

will also be designed to be flexible in 

addressing the universal as well as the 


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local or regional problems that have had 

a negative impact on homeless veterans 

reentering the workforce. 

Under this solicitation covering PY 

2007, VETS anticipates that up to 

$8,200,000 will be available, with a 

maximum award of $300,000 for grants 

that serve Urban areas and $200,000 for 

grants that serve Non-Urban areas. VETS 

expects to award grants in both the 

Urban and Non-Urban categories. The 

number of grants to be awarded in each 

category will be announced after 

selections are made as the grants are 

awarded based on merit of the 

application and the applicants. Awards 

are expected to range from $75,000 to a 

maximum of $200,000 for grants that 

serve Non-Urban areas and from 

$75,000 to a maximum of $300,000 for 

grants that serve Urban areas. This 

notice contains all of the necessary 

information and forms to apply for grant 

funding. The period of performance for 

these PY 2007 grants will be July 1, 

2007 through June 30, 2008. Two (2) 

optional years of additional funding 

may be available, subject to the 

availability funding, to the agency’s 

decision to exercise the option year(s) of 

funding, and to satisfactory grantee and 

sub-awardee(s) performance. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The U.S. Department of Labor 

(USDOL), Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service (VETS), announces a 

grant competition under 38 U.S.C. 

Section 2021, as added by Section 5 of 

Public Law 107–95, the Homeless 

Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act 

of 2001 (HVCAA) . Section 2021 

requires the Secretary of Labor (the 

Secretary) to conduct, directly or 

through grant or contract, such 

programs as the Secretary determines 

appropriate to provide job training, 

counseling, and placement services 

(including job readiness, literacy 

training, and skills training) to expedite 

the reintegration of homeless veterans 

into the labor force. 

1. Program Concept and Emphasis 

HVRP grants are intended to address 

two objectives: (a) to provide services to 

assist in reintegrating homeless veterans 

into meaningful employment within the 

labor force, and (b) to stimulate the 

development of effective service 

delivery systems that will address the 

complex problems facing homeless 

veterans. 

For this Program Year (PY) 2007 grant 

solicitation, VETS seeks applicants that 

will provide services through a clientcentered case management approach 

that will network with Federal, State, 

and local resources for veteran support 

programs. Successful applicants will 

have clear strategies and obtainable 

goals for employment and retention of 

employment for homeless veterans. 

Successful applicants will design 

programs that assist eligible veterans by 

providing job placement services, job 

training, counseling, mentoring, 

supportive services, and other 

assistance to expedite the reintegration 

of homeless veterans into the labor 

force. Successful applicants will also 

design programs that are flexible in 

addressing the universal as well as the 

local or regional problems that have had 

a negative impact on homeless veterans 

reentering the workforce. The HVRP in 

PY 2007 will seek to continue to 

strengthen development of effective 

service delivery systems, to provide 

comprehensive services ‘‘through a 

client-centered case management 

approach’’ that addresses complex 

problems facing eligible veterans trying 

to transition into gainful employment, 

and to improve strategies for 

employment and retention in 

employment. 

2. Project Awareness Program 

Information and Orientation Activities 

In order to promote networking 

between the HVRP-funded program and 

local service providers (and thereby 

eliminate gaps or duplication in services 

and enhance the provision of assistance 

to participants), the grantee and subawardee(s) must provide project 

orientation workshops and program 

awareness activities that it determines 

are the most feasible for the types of 

providers listed below. Grantees and 

sub-awardee(s) are encouraged to 

propose strategies for incorporating 

small faith-based and community 

organizations (defined as organizations 

with social services budgets of $500,000 

or less and ten (10) or fewer full-time 

employees) into their outreach plans. 

Project orientation workshops 

conducted by grantees and subawardee(s) have been an effective means 

of sharing information and informing 

the community of the availability of 

other services; they are encouraged but 

it is not mandatory. Grantees and subawardee(s) will have the flexibility to 

attend service provider meetings, 

seminars, and conferences, to outstation 

staff, and to develop individual service 

contracts as well as to involve other 

agencies in program planning. 

The grantee and sub-awardee(s) will 

be responsible for providing project 

awareness, program information, and 

orientation activities to the following: 

A. Direct providers of services to 

homeless veterans, including shelter 

and soup kitchen operators, to make 

them aware of the services available to 

homeless veterans to make them jobready and to aid their placement into 

jobs; 

B. Federal, State, and local agencies 

such as the Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD), Social Security 

Administration (SSA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (DVA), State Workforce 

Agencies (SWAs) and local One-Stop 

Career Centers (which integrate 

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and 

other employment and training 

services), mental health services, and 

healthcare detoxification facilities; to 

familiarize them with the nature and 

needs of homeless veterans; and 

C. Civic and private sector groups, in 

particular veterans’ service 

organizations, support groups, job 

training and employment services, and 

community-based organizations 

(including faith-based organizations), to 

provide information on homeless 

veterans and their needs. 

The grantee and sub-awardee(s) will 

also be responsible for participating in 

‘‘Stand Down’’ events. A ‘‘Stand Down’’

is an event held in a locality, usually for 

one (1) to three (3) days, where services 

are provided to homeless veterans along 

with shelter, meals, clothing, 

employment services, and medical 

attention. This type of event is mostly 

a volunteer effort, which is organized 

within a community and brings service 

providers together such as the 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program 

Specialists (DVOP) and Local Veterans’

Employment Representatives (LVER) 

staff from the State Workforce Agencies 

(SWAs), Veteran Service Organizations, 

military personnel, civic leaders, and a 

variety of other interested persons, 

groups, and organizations. Many 

services are provided on-site with 

referrals also made for continued 

assistance after the Stand Down event. 

These events can often be the catalyst 

that enables homeless veterans to get 

back into mainstream society. The 

Department of Labor has supported 

replication of these events and many 

have been held throughout the nation. 

In areas where an HVRP is operating, 

grantees and sub-awardee(s) are 

expected and encouraged to participate 

fully and offer their services for all 

locally planned Stand Down event(s). 

Toward this end, up to $8,000 of the 

requested HVRP grant funds may be 

used to supplement the Stand Down 

efforts, where funds are not otherwise 

available, and may be requested and 

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3. Scope of Program Design 

In addition to the activities described 

above, the project design must include 

the following services: 

A. Outreach, intake, assessment, peer 

counseling or mentoring to the degree 

practical, employment services, and 

follow-up support services to enhance 

retention in employment. Program staff 

providing outreach services should have 

experience in dealing with, and an 

understanding of the needs of, homeless 

veterans. Outreach activities must 

include and coordinate with the DVOP 

and LVER staff in the SWAs or in the 

workforce investment systems’ OneStop Career Centers, Veterans’

Workforce Investment Program (VWIP), 

the Department of Veterans Affairs 

(DVA), and Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD) and their 

local Continuum of Care. 

B. Provision of or referral to 

employment services such as: Job search 

workshops; job counseling; assessment 

of skills; resume writing techniques; 

interviewing skills; subsidized trial 

employment (work experience); job 

development services; job placement 

into unsubsidized employment; and job 

placement follow-up services to 

enhance retention in employment. 

C. Provision of or referral to training 

services such as: Basic skills instruction; 

remedial education activities; life skills 

and money management training; onthe-job training; classroom training; 

vocational training; specialized and/or 

licensing training programs; and other 

formal training programs as deemed 

appropriate to benefit the participant. At 

least 80% of the enrolled HVRP 

participants must participate in training 

activities. 

D. Grantees and sub-awardee(s) must 

perform preliminary assessment of each 

participant’s eligibility for DVA serviceconnected disability, compensation, 

and/or pension benefits. As appropriate, 

grantees and sub-awardee(s) will work 

with the veterans’ service organizations 

or refer the participants to DVA in order 

to file a claim for compensation or 

pension. Grantees and sub-awardee(s) 

will track the progress of claims and 

report outcomes in individual 

participant case management records. 

E. Coordination with veterans’

services programs, including: DVOPs 

and LVERs in the workforce investment 

system’s One-Stop Career Centers as 

well as VWIP grantees; DVA services, 

including its Health Care for Homeless 

Veterans, Domiciliary Care, Regional 

Benefits Assistance Program, and 

Transitional Housing under Homeless 

Provider Grant and Per Diem programs; 

and HUD and their local Continuum of 

Care. 

F. Networking, collaborating, and 

coordinating efforts with veterans’

service organizations such as: The 

American Legion; Disabled American 

Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; 

Vietnam Veterans of America; The 

American Veterans (AMVETS); etc. to 

ensure participants apply for and/or 

receive other veterans’ benefits that they 

may be eligible for. 

G. Referral as necessary to health care, 

counseling, and rehabilitative services 

including, but not limited to: Alcohol 

and drug rehabilitation, therapeutic 

services; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

(PTSD) services; and mental health 

services as well as coordination with 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act (MVHAA) programs for health care 

for the homeless; and health care 

programs under the Homeless Veterans 

Comprehensive Assistance Act 

(HVCAA) of 2001. 

H. Referral to housing assistance, as 

appropriate, provided by: HUD and 

their local Continuum of Care; local 

shelters; Federal Emergency 

Management Administration (FEMA) 

food and shelter programs; transitional 

housing programs and single room 

occupancy housing programs funded 

under MVHAA and HVCAA, and 

permanent housing programs for 

disabled homeless persons funded 

under MVHAA and HVCAA. 

4. Performance Measures 

For purposes of assessing 

performance of grantees selected under 

this SGA, VETS will focus on two 

performance measures described below. 

However, grantees also will be required 

to report additional performance 

information, as required in the provided 

DOL guidance on Common Measures 

and as described below. All 

performance outcomes will be reported 

quarterly using an Internet-based 

reporting system for HVRP, with access 

provided to successful grantees after the 

award process has been completed. 

There are two (2) outcome measures 

with established performance targets for 

HVRP grants. The first outcome measure 

is the placement rate with a 

performance target for grantees and subawardee(s) to meet a minimum 

placement (now referred to as entered 

employment under Common Measures 

definitions) rate of 66%. This is 

determined by dividing the number of 

participants who entered employment 

(or employed after their Exit Quarter) by 

the number of participants exited. 

Under Common Measures, a person is 

considered to have exited the program 

if they have secured a job and/or not 

received job search or employment 

service (other than follow-up and 

retention services) for at least one (1) 

quarter or over 90 days. Job retention 

and counseling services do not count as 

a ‘‘service’’ that would prevent a person 

from being exited from the program. See 

further definitions below. While the 

percentage of HVRP participants who 

enter employment is an important 

outcome, it is also necessary to evaluate 

and measure the program’s longer-term 

results, through the 90-day, 180-day, 

and 270-day employment retention 

follow-up periods after a HVRP 

participant enters employment. The 

second outcome measure is retention 

following placement with a performance 

target for grantees and sub-awardee(s) to 

meet a minimum rate of retention of 

59%. This is determined by dividing the 

number of participants retained in 

employment for 180-days divided by the 

total number of participants who 

entered employment two (2) quarters 

previously. Note: For example, 

awardees should not have a reported 

retention rate before the third quarter, 

since it requires at least 180-days by the 

definition after a person enters 

employment and 90-days to be 

considered exited from the program for 

the awardee to be able to post job 

retention. While there is no performance 

target established for retention at 90- 

days following entered employment, 

grantees are required to collect and 

report the rate of retention in 

employment at that point. 

The Common Measures Technical 

Assistance Guide for Competitive 

Grantees (Appendix H) describes in 

detail the specific data grantees will be 

required to collect and report on 

utilizing the Common Measures 

definitions, methodologies, and 

reporting requirements. Appendix H 

and the Recommended Format for 

Common Measures Planned Quarterly 

Technical Performance Goals (Appendix 

D) are provided to assist applicants in 

determining their planned goals. 

5. Results-Oriented Model 

No specific model is mandatory, but 

successful applicants will design a 

program that is responsive to the needs 

of the local community and achieves the 

HVRP objectives. The HVRP objectives 

are to successfully reintegrate homeless 

veterans into the workforce and to 

stimulate the development of effective 

service delivery systems that will 

address the complex problems facing 

homeless veterans. Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA), Congress and the public are 

looking for program results. 


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The applicant’s program should be 

based on a results-oriented model. The 

first phase of activity should consist of 

the level of outreach necessary to 

introduce the program to eligible 

homeless veterans. Outreach also 

includes establishing contact with other 

agencies that encounter homeless 

veterans. Once the eligible homeless 

veterans have been identified, an 

assessment must be made of each 

individual’s abilities, interests, needs, 

and barriers to employment. In some 

cases, participants may require referrals 

to services such as rehabilitation, drug 

or alcohol treatment, or a temporary 

shelter before they can be enrolled into 

the HVRP program. Once the eligible 

homeless veteran is stabilized, the 

assessment must concentrate on the 

employability of the individual and 

whether the individual is to be enrolled 

into the HVRP program. 

A determination should be made as to 

whether the HVRP participant would 

benefit from pre-employment 

preparation such as resume writing, job 

search workshops, related employment 

counseling, and case management, or 

possibly an initial entry into the job 

market through temporary jobs. 

Additionally, sheltered work 

environments such as the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Compensated Work 

Therapy Program, classroom training, 

and/or on-the-job training must be 

evaluated. Such services should be 

noted in an Individual Employment 

Plan (IEP) to facilitate the staff’s 

successful monitoring of the 

participant’s progress. Entry into fulltime employment or a specific jobtraining program should follow, in 

keeping with the overall objective of 

HVRP, to bring the participant closer to 

self-sufficiency. The grantee should 

provide or arrange for these supportive 

services that will enable the HVRP 

participant to successfully perform all 

the activities specified in the IEP. 

Job development, a crucial part of the 

employability process, usually occurs 

when there are no competitive job 

openings that the HVRP participant is 

qualified to apply for; therefore, a job 

opportunity with an employer is 

created, developed, and customized 

specifically for that HVRP participant. 

HVRP participants who are ready to 

enter employment and are in need of 

intensive case management services for 

employment purposes are to be referred 

to the DVOP and LVER staff at a OneStop Career Center. DVOP and LVER 

staff are able to provide HVRP 

participants the following services: job 

development, employment services, 

case management for employment 

purposes, and career counseling. Most 

DVOP and LVER staff received training 

in case management for employment 

purposes at the National Veterans’

Training Institute. All DVOP and LVER 

staff provides employment-related 

services to veterans who are most at a 

disadvantage in the labor market. VETS 

recommends all HVRP grantees work 

hand-in-hand with DVOP/LVER and 

other One-Stop Career Center staff to 

achieve economies of resources and to 

avoid duplication of services. DVOP/ 

LVER staff may also be able to provide 

grantees and sub-awardee(s) valuable 

assistance in tracking participants 

within their State wage record 

management information system for 

follow-up purposes at 90-, 180-, and 

270-days after a participant enters 

employment. 

The applicant’s program must include 

tracking of program participants. 

Participant tracking should begin with 

the referral to supportive services and 

training activities and continue at 

placement into employment and 

through the 90-day, 180-day, and 270- 

day follow-up periods after the 

participant enters employment. It is 

important that the grantee and subawardee(s) maintain contact with 

veterans after placement to ensure that 

employment-related problems are 

addressed. The 90-day, 180-day, and 

270-day follow-ups are fundamental to 

assessing program results. Grantees and 

sub-awardee(s) need to budget for 90- 

day, 180-day, and 270-day follow-up 

activity so that it can be performed for 

those participants who enter 

employment at or near the end of the 

grant performance period. All grantees 

and sub-awardee(s), prior to the end of 

the grant performance period, must 

obligate sufficient funds to ensure that 

follow-up activities are completed. Such 

results will be reported in the final 

technical performance report. 

II. Award Information 

1. Type of Funding Instrument 

One-year grants with optional funding 

for an additional two years will be 

awarded. 

Note: Selection of an organization as a 

grantee does not constitute final approval of 

the grant application and budget as 

submitted. Before or shortly after the actual 

grant is awarded, USDOL may enter into 

negotiations about such items as program 

components, staffing, and funding levels, and 

administrative systems in place to support 

grant implementation. If the negotiations do 

not result in a mutually acceptable 

submission, the Grant Officer reserves the 

right to terminate the negotiation and decline 

to fund the application or terminate the 

award. 

2. Funding Levels 

Under this solicitation covering 

Program Year (PY) 2007, VETS 

anticipates that up to $8,200,000 will be 

available, with a maximum award of 

$300,000 for grants that serve Urban 

areas and $200,000 for grants that serve 

Non-Urban areas. VETS expects to 

award grants in both the Urban and 

Non-Urban categories. The number of 

grants to be awarded in each category 

will be announced after selections are 

made as the grants are awarded based 

on merit of the application and the 

applicants. Awards are expected to 

range from $75,000 to a maximum of 

$200,000 for grants that serve NonUrban areas and from $75,000 to a 

maximum of $300,000 for grants that 

serve Urban areas. Applicants must 

indicate in writing whether they are 

applying for an Urban or Non-Urban 

grant award on their grant application. 

The Department of Labor reserves the 

right to negotiate the amounts to be 

awarded under this competition. Please 

be advised that requests exceeding 

$200,000 that plan to serve Non-Urban 

areas and $300,000 that plan to serve 

Urban areas will be considered nonresponsive and will not be evaluated. If 

there are any residual programmatic 

funds, the Department of Labor reserves 

the right to select for funding the next 

highest scoring applicant(s) on the 

competitive list developed for this SGA 

up to June 30, 2008. 

3. Period of Performance 

The period of performance will be for 

the twelve (12) month period of July 1, 

2007 through June 30, 2008, unless 

modified by the Grant Officer. It is 

expected that successful applicants will 

begin program operations under this 

solicitation on July 1, 2007. All program 

funds must be obligated by the grantee 

by June 30, 2008; a limited amount of 

funds may be obligated and reserved for 

follow-up activities and closeout. 

4. Optional Year Funding 

Should Congress appropriate 

additional funds for this purpose, VETS 

may consider up to two (2) additional 

years of optional funding. The 

Government does not, however, 

guarantee optional year funding for any 

grantee or sub-awardee(s). In deciding 

whether to exercise any optional year(s) 

of funding, VETS will consider grantee 

and sub-awardee(s) performance during 

the previous period of operations as 

follows: 

A. The grantee and sub-awardee(s) 

must meet, at minimum, 90% of 

planned cumulative goals for Federal 

expenditures, enrollments, placements 


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into employment, and training by the 

end of the third quarter; and 

B. The grantee and sub-awardee(s) 

must have complied with all terms 

identified in the Solicitation for Grant 

Application (SGA), grant award 

document, and General and Special 

Grant Provisions; and 

C. All program and fiscal reports must 

have been submitted by the established 

due dates and the grantee and subawardee(s) must verify these reports for 

accuracy purposes. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications for funds will be 

accepted from State and local Workforce 

Investment Boards, local public 

agencies, for-profit/commercial entities, 

and non-profit organizations, including 

faith-based and community 

organizations. Applicants must have a 

familiarity with the area and population 

to be served and the ability to 

administer an effective and timely 

program. 

Eligible applicants will generally fall 

into one of the following categories: 

• State and local Workforce 

Investment Boards (WIBs), established 

under Sections 111 and 117 of the 

Workforce Investment Act. 

• Public agencies, meaning any 

public agency of a State or of a general 

purpose political subdivision of a State 

that has the power to levy taxes and 

spend funds, as well as general 

corporate and police powers. (This 

typically refers to cities and counties.) A 

State agency may propose in its 

application to serve one or more of the 

jurisdictions located in its State. This 

does not preclude a city or county 

agency from submitting an application 

to serve its own jurisdiction. 

• For-profit/commercial entities. 

• Non-profit organizations (including 

faith-based and community 

organizations). If claiming 501(c)(3) 

status, the Internal Revenue Service 

statement indicating 501(c)(3) status 

approval must be submitted. 

Note that entities organized under 

Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 

Revenue Code are not eligible to receive 

funds under this announcement. 

Section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–65, 109 

Stat. 691 (2 U.S.C. 1611) prohibits 

instituting an award, grant, or loan of 

federal funds to 501(c)(4) entities that 

engage in lobbying. 

2. Cost Sharing 

Cost sharing and matching funds are 

not required. However, we do encourage 

grantees and sub-awardee(s) to 

maximize the resources available to the 

HVRP program and its participants. 

3. Other Eligibility Criteria 

A. Both Urban and Non-Urban areas 

serving homeless veterans will be 

considered for funding under this HVRP 

solicitation. Urban areas are those that 

serve a high concentration of homeless 

veterans in the metropolitan areas of the 

75 U.S. cities largest in population and 

the metropolitan area of San Juan, 

Puerto Rico, and are listed in Appendix 

G. Non-Urban areas are those areas that 

serve homeless veterans that are not 

listed on Appendix G. 

B. The proposal must include a 

participant outreach component that 

uses DVOP/LVER staff and/or trained 

outreach staff. Programs must be 

‘‘employment-focused.’’ An 

‘‘employment-focused’’ program is a 

program directed toward: (1) Increasing 

the employability of homeless veterans 

through training or arranging for the 

provision of services that will enable 

them to reintegrate into the labor force 

and (2) matching homeless veterans 

with potential employers and/or 

entrepreneurial opportunities. 

C. Applicants are encouraged to 

utilize, through partnerships or subawards, experienced public agencies, 

private non-profit organizations, private 

businesses, faith-based and community 

organizations, and colleges and 

universities (especially those with 

traditionally high enrollments of 

minorities) that have an understanding 

of unemployment and the barriers to 

employment unique to homeless 

veterans, a familiarity with the area to 

be served, linkages with the One-Stop 

Career Center(s), and the capability to 

effectively provide the necessary 

services. 

D. Legal Rules Pertaining to 

Inherently Religious Activities by 

Organizations that Receive Federal 

Financial Assistance: Neutral, nonreligious criteria that neither favor nor 

disfavor religion will be used in the 

selection of grant recipients and must be 

employed by Grantees or in the 

selection of sub-awardee(s). The U.S. 

Government is generally prohibited 

from providing ‘‘direct’’ financial 

assistance for inherently religious 

activities. The Grantee may be a faithbased organization or work with a 

partner with religious institutions; 

however, ‘‘direct’’ Federal financial 

assistance provided under this grant 

may not be used for religious 

instruction, worship, prayer, 

proselytizing or other inherently 

religious activities. In this context, the 

term ‘‘direct financial assistance’’ means 

financial assistance that is provided 

directly by a government entity or an 

intermediate organization, as opposed to 

financial assistance that an organization 

receives as the result of the genuine, 

independent, private choice of a 

beneficiary. 29 CFR part 2, Subpart D 

governs the treatment in government 

programs of religious organizations and 

religious activities. The Grantee and 

sub-awardee(s) are expected to be aware 

of and observe the regulations of this 

subpart. 

E. To be eligible for enrollment as a 

participant under this HVRP grant an 

individual must be homeless and a 

veteran defined as follows: 

• The term ‘‘homeless or homeless 

individual’’ includes persons who lack 

a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime 

residence. It also includes persons 

whose primary nighttime residence is a 

supervised public or privately operated 

shelter designed to provide temporary 

living accommodations; an institution 

that provides a temporary residence for 

individuals intended to be 

institutionalized; or a public or private 

place not designed for, or ordinarily 

used as, a regular sleeping 

accommodation for human beings. [42 

U.S.C. 11302(a)]. Inadequate nighttime 

residence examples include: sleeping in 

the streets, in the woods, in public 

parks, in cars, on outside benches, 

under bridges, in tents, in caves, under 

a lean-to, etc. Inadequate nighttime 

residence does not include living with 

relatives or friends. 

• The term ‘‘veteran’’ means a person 

who served in the active military, naval, 

or air service, and who was discharged 

or released under conditions other than 

dishonorable. [38 U.S.C. 101(2)]. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request an Application 

and Amendments 

This SGA, together with its 

attachments, includes all the 

information needed to apply. Additional 

application packages and amendments 

to this SGA may be obtained from the 

VETS Web site address at www.dol.gov/ 

vets, the Federal Grant Opportunities 

Web site address at http:// 

www.grants.gov, and from the Federal 

Register Web site address at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. The 

Federal Register may also be obtained 

from your nearest government office or 

library. Additional copies of the 

standard forms can be downloaded 

from: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 

grants/grants_forms.html. 

All mailed applications must be 

addressed to: Department of Labor, 

Procurement Services Center, Attention: 


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Cassandra Mitchell, Reference SGA 

#07–07, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room S–4307, Washington, DC 20210, 

Phone Number: (202) 693–4570 (this is 

not a toll-free number). 

• Applicants are encouraged to apply 

online at www.grants.gov. Applicants 

submitting proposals online are 

requested to refrain from mailing a hard 

copy application as well. It is strongly 

recommended that applicants using 

www.grants.gov immediately initiate 

and complete the ‘‘Get Started’’

registration steps at http:// 

www.grants.gov/GetStarted. These steps 

may take multiple days to complete, and 

this time should be factored into plans 

for electronic submission in order to 

avoid facing unexpected delays that 

could result in the rejection of an 

application. If submitting electronically 

through www.grants.gov it would be 

appreciated if the application submitted 

is saved as .doc, .pdf, or .txt files. 

• Except as provided in Section IV.3., 

any application received after the 

deadline (hard copy or electronic) will 

be considered as non-responsive and 

will not be evaluated. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

The application must include the 

name, address, telephone number, fax 

number, and e-mail address (if 

applicable) of a key contact person 

(program and fiscal) at the applicant’s 

organization in case questions should 

arise. To be considered responsive to 

this solicitation the application must 

consist of three (3) separate and distinct 

sections: The Executive Summary, the 

Technical Proposal, and the Cost 

Proposal. The information provided in 

these three (3) sections is essential to 

demonstrate an understanding of the 

programmatic and fiscal contents of the 

grant proposal. 

A complete grant application package 

must not exceed 75 single-sided pages 

(81⁄2′′ x 11′′), double-spaced, 12-point 

font, typed pages (all attachments are 

included in the 75 page maximum). Any 

pages over the 75-page limit will not be 

reviewed. Major sections and subsections of the application should be 

divided and clearly identified (e.g. with 

tab dividers), and all pages must be 

numbered. To be considered responsive 

grant applications are to include 

(electronic submissions thru 

www.grants.gov will not require copies): 

• An original, blue ink-signed, and 

two (2) copies of the cover letter. 

• An original and two (2) copies of 

the Executive Summary (see below). 

• An original and two (2) copies of 

the Technical Proposal (see below) that 

includes a completed Recommended 

Format for Common Measures Planned 

Technical Performance Goals Form 

(Appendix D). Also include all 

attachments with the technical 

proposal, such as the applicant’s 

information showing outcomes of 

employment and training programs that 

it has had in the past three (3) years in 

terms of enrollments and participants 

who have entered into employment. If 

Appendix D or a similar form with all 

the required performance goals data is 

not included, the application will be 

considered non-responsive and will not 

be evaluated. 

• An original and two (2) copies of 

the Cost Proposal (see below) that 

includes an original, blue ink-signed, 

Application for Federal Assistance, SF–

424 (Appendix A), a Budget Narrative, 

Budget Information Sheet SF–424A 

(Appendix B), an original, blue inksigned, Assurances and Certifications 

Signature Page (Appendix C), a Direct 

Cost Description for Applicants and 

Sub-applicants (Appendix E), a 

completed Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants (Appendix 

F), and the applicant’s grant specific 

financial and/or audit statement dated 

within the last 18 months (audit and 

financial statements do not count 

towards the 75 page limitation). 

A. Section 1—Executive Summary: A 

one to two page ‘‘Executive Summary’’

reflecting the grantee’s and subawardee(s) proposed overall strategy, 

timeline, and outcomes to be achieved 

in their grant proposal is required. The 

Executive Summary is to include: 

• The proposed area to be served 

(Urban or Non-Urban) through the 

activities of this grant application. 

• The grantee’s experience in serving 

the residents in the proposed service 

area. 

• The proposed strategy, program 

design, process, method, projects, and/ 

or statement of work with schedule or 

timeline that will expedite the 

reintegration of homeless veterans into 

the workforce. 

• Describe the measures of success for 

the plan. A summary of anticipated 

outcomes, goals, number of participants 

served, number hired, increase in 

wages, educational degrees, cost 

effectiveness, results-oriented model, 

benefits, and value added by the project. 

B. Section 2—Technical Proposal that 

is not to exceed 15 single-sided pages of 

double-spaced 12-pitch font and one 

inch left, right, top, and bottom margins 

and does count towards the 75 page 

maximum. The technical proposal 

consists of a narrative proposal that 

demonstrates the need for this particular 

grant program, the services and 

activities proposed to obtain successful 

outcomes for the homeless veterans to 

be served; and the applicant’s ability to 

accomplish the expected outcomes of 

the proposed project design. All 

applications must respond to the 

requirements for the program concept, 

required activities, and results oriented 

model set forth in Section I of the SGA. 

Required Content: There are program 

activities that all applications must 

contain to be found technically 

acceptable under this SGA. Programs 

must be ‘‘employment-focused’’ and 

must be responsive to the rating criteria 

in Section V (1). The required program 

activities are: Participant outreach and 

project awareness activities, preenrollment assessments, individual 

employment plans for each participant, 

case management, job placement, job 

retention follow-up (at 90, 180, and 270 

days) after individual enters 

employment, utilization and 

coordination of employment services 

through the One-Stop Career Center 

System, including the DVOP and LVER 

staff, and with community linkages with 

other programs that provide support to 

homeless veterans. All applicants must 

respond to the requirements for the 

program concept, required activities and 

results-oriented model described in 

Section I. of the SGA. 

The following format for the technical 

proposal is recommended: 

Need for the program: The applicant 

must identify the geographical area to be 

served and provide an estimate of the 

number of homeless veterans in the 

designated geographical area. Include 

poverty and unemployment rates in the 

area and identify the disparities in the 

local community infrastructure that 

exacerbate the employment barriers 

faced by the targeted veterans. Include 

labor market information and job 

opportunities in the employment fields 

and industries that are in demand in the 

geographical area to be served. 

Applicants are to clearly describe the 

proposed program awareness and 

participant outreach strategies. 

Approach or strategy to increase 

employment and job retention: 

Applicants must be responsive to the 

Rating Criteria contained in Section V 

(1) and address all of the rating factors 

as thoroughly as possible in the 

narrative. The applicant must: 

• Describe the specific employment 

and training services to be provided 

under this grant; the applicant’s local 

employer network that will be used to 

place homeless veterans into 

employment; and the sequence or flow 

of such services; 

• Indicate the type(s) of training that 

will be provided under the grant and 

how it relates to the jobs that are in 

demand, length of training, training 


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curriculum, and how the training will 

improve the eligible veterans’

employment opportunities within that 

geographical area; 

• Provide a follow-up plan that 

addresses employment retention after 

90-, 180-, and 270-days for participants 

who have entered employment; 

• Include the completed 

Recommended Format for Common 

Measures Planned Quarterly Technical 

Performance Goals (and planned 

expenditures) form listed in Appendix 

D. If the Common Measures Planned 

Quarterly Technical Performance Goals 

form listed in Appendix D is not 

submitted, the grant application package 

will be considered as non-responsive 

and not evaluated. 

Linkages with facilities that serve 

homeless veterans: Describe program 

and resource linkages with other 

facilities that will be involved in 

identifying potential clients for this 

program. Applicants are encouraged to 

submit a list of their local area network 

of service providers that offer and 

provide services to benefit HVRP 

participants. Describe any networks 

with other related resources and/or 

other programs that serve homeless 

veterans. Indicate how the program will 

be coordinated with any efforts that are 

conducted by public and private 

agencies in the community. Indicate 

how the applicant will coordinate with 

any local continuum of care efforts for 

the homeless among agencies in the 

community. If a Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) or other service 

agreement with service providers exists, 

copies should be provided. 

Linkages with other providers of 

employment and training services to 

homeless veterans: Describe the 

linkages, networks, and relationships 

the proposed program will have with 

employers, educational providers, and 

other providers of services to homeless 

veterans; include a description of the 

relationship with other employment and 

training programs in the One-Stop 

Career Centers such as Disabled 

Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP), the 

Local Veterans’ Employment 

Representative (LVER) program, and 

programs under the Workforce 

Investment Act such as the Veterans’

Workforce Investment Program (VWIP); 

list the type of services that will be 

provided by each. Note the type of 

agreement in place, if applicable. 

Linkages with the workforce investment 

system and educational providers are 

required. Describe any networks with 

any other resources and/or other 

programs for homeless veterans. If an 

MOU or other service agreement with 

other service providers exists, copies 

should be provided. 

Linkages with other Federal agencies: 

Describe program and resource linkages 

with the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS), 

and Department of Veterans Affairs 

(DVA), to include the Compensated 

Work Therapy (CWT) and Grant and Per 

Diem programs. If an MOU or other 

service agreement with other service 

providers exists, copies should be 

provided. 

Proposed supportive service strategy 

for veterans: Describe how supportive 

service resources for veterans will be 

obtained and used. If resources are 

provided by other sources or linkages, 

such as Federal, State, local, or faithbased and community programs, the 

applicant must fully explain the use of 

these resources and how they will be 

applied. If a MOU or other service 

agreement with other service providers 

exists, copies should be provided. 

Organizational capability to provide 

required program activities: The 

applicant must describe key staff skills, 

experience, biographies, history, 

knowledge, qualifications, capabilities, 

office locations, and/or organizational 

chart. It is preferred that the grantee and 

sub-awardee(s) be a well established 

service provider and not in the initial 

start-up phase or process. 

The applicant’s relevant current and 

prior experience (within the last three 

year period) in operating employment 

and training programs is to be clearly 

described, if applicable. A summary 

narrative of program experience and 

employment and training performance 

outcomes is required. The applicant 

must provide information showing 

outcomes of employment and training 

programs that it has had in the past 

three (3) years in terms of enrollments 

and participants who have entered into 

employment. An applicant that has 

operated a HVRP, other homeless 

employment and training program, or 

Veterans’ Workforce Investment 

Program must also include the final or 

most recent cumulative quarterly 

technical performance report. 

Please note that the Department of 

Labor grant review panel members, who 

will be reviewing all grant applications 

submitted as a result of this SGA, do not 

have access to any reporting information 

systems during the review process, 

therefore, if final or most recent 

cumulative quarterly technical 

performance reports are not submitted, 

the grant application may be considered 

non-responsive. 

Measures of Success—Applicants are 

to describe the measures of success for 

the proposed plan. Applicants are to 

describe the proposed outcomes, goals, 

number served, number hired, increased 

wages, educational degrees, cost 

effectiveness, result-oriented model, 

feedback mechanism, performance 

accountability, evaluation and 

improvement, and/or the proposed 

system to monitor the implementation 

of program activities and achievement 

of stated project objectives. Applicants 

must indicate their planned level of 

performance utilizing the Common 

Measures reporting methodology as 

described in Appendix H. If the 

Common Measures reporting 

methodology is not utilized by the 

applicant, the application will be 

considered non-responsive and not 

evaluated. 

Sustainability—Applicants are to 

describe how the proposed program can 

or will outlast the federal funding. 

Proposed housing strategy for 

homeless veterans: Describe how local 

housing resources for eligible homeless 

veterans will be obtained or accessed. 

These resources must be from linkages 

or sources other than the HVRP grant 

such as HUD, HHS, community housing 

resources, DVA Grant and Per Diem 

Program, or other local housing 

programs. 

C. Section 3—The Cost Proposal must 

contain the following: Applicants can 

expect that the cost proposal will be 

reviewed for allocability, allowability, 

and reasonableness. 

(1) Standard Form SF–424, 

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance’’

(with the original signed in blue-ink) 

(Appendix A) must be completed; 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance number for this program is 

17.805 and it must be entered on the 

SF–424, in Block 11. 

The organizational unit section of 

Block 8 of the SF–424 must contain the 

Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) of 

the applicant. Beginning October 1, 

2003, all applicants for Federal grant 

funding opportunities are required to 

include a DUNS number with their 

application. See OMB Notice of Final 

Policy Issuance, 68 FR 38402 (June 27, 

2003). Applicants’ DUNS number is to 

be entered into Block 8 of SF–424. The 

DUNS number is a nine-digit 

identification number that uniquely 

identifies business entities. There is no 

charge for obtaining a DUNS number. 

To obtain a DUNS number call 1–866–

705–5711 or access the following web 

site: http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com/. 

Requests for exemption from the 

DUNS number requirement must be 

made to the Office of Management and 

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then the grant application will be 

considered non-responsive. 

(2) Standard Form SF–424A ‘‘Budget 

Information Sheet’’ (Appendix B) must 

be included; 

(3) As an attachment to SF–424A, the 

applicant must provide a detailed cost 

breakout of each line item on the Budget 

Information Sheet. Please label this page 

or pages the ‘‘Budget Narrative’’ and 

ensure that costs reported on the SF–

424A correspond accurately with the 

Budget Narrative; 

The Budget Narrative must include, at 

a minimum: 

• Personnel Costs—Applicants must 

provide a breakout of all personnel costs 

by position, title, annual salary rates, 

and percent of time of each position to 

be devoted to the proposed project 

(including sub-grantees) by completing 

the ‘‘Direct Cost Descriptions for 

Applicants and Sub-Applicants’’ form 

(Appendix E); 

• Fringe Benefits—Applicants must 

provide an explanation and breakout of 

extraordinary fringe benefit rates and 

associated charges (i.e., rates exceeding 

35% of salaries and wages); 

• Explanation of Costs and 

Methodologies—Applicants must 

provide an explanation of the purpose 

and composition of, and methodology 

used to derive the costs of each of the 

following: Personnel, fringe, travel, 

equipment, supplies, sub-awards/ 

contracts, and any other costs. The 

applicant must include costs of any 

required travel described in this 

Solicitation. Planned travel 

expenditures may not exceed 5% of the 

total HVRP funds requested. Mileage 

charges may not exceed 44.5 cents per 

mile or the current Federal rate; 

• Follow-Up Services—Applicants 

must describe all associated costs for 

obtaining and retaining participant 

information pertinent to the follow-up 

services at 90-, 180-, and 270-days after 

the program performance period ends. 

In addition, if State Unemployment 

Insurance data will be used to 

substantiate applicants follow-up 

results, it is suggested that the applicant 

include any official Memorandums of 

Understanding (MOUs) or other 

formalized agreements that enable the 

applicant to obtain such information. 

• Equipment Purchases—Applicants 

must provide a description/specification 

of, and justification for, equipment 

purchases, if any. Tangible, nonexpendable, personal property having a 

useful life of more than one year and a 

unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more 

per unit must be specifically identified. 

• Other Funds—Applicants are to 

describe other funding sources to 

include matching funds, leveraged 

funds, and in-kind services. Matching 

funds are not required for HVRP grants, 

however are encouraged. When 

resources such as matching funds, 

leveraged funds, and/or the value of inkind contributions are made available, 

please describe in Section B of the 

Budget Information Sheet. 

(4) A completed Assurance and 

Certification signature page (Appendix 

C) (signed in blue ink) must be 

submitted; 

(5) All applicants must submit 

evidence of satisfactory financial 

management capability, which must 

include recent (within the last 18 

months) grant specific financial and/or 

audit statements (does not count 

towards the 75 page limitation). All 

successful grantees and sub-awardee(s) 

are required to utilize Generally 

Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP), 

maintain a separate accounting for these 

grant funds, and have a checking 

account; 

(6) All applicants must include, as a 

separate appendix, a list of all 

employment and training government 

grants and contracts that they have had 

in the past three (3) years, including 

grant/contract officer contact 

information (this is included in the 75 

page limitation). VETS reserves the right 

to have a DOL representative review and 

verify this data; 

(7) A completed Survey on Ensuring 

Equal Opportunity for Applicants 

(Appendix F) must be provided. 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

(Acceptable Methods of Submission) 

The grant application package must 

be received at the designated place by 

the date and time specified or it will not 

be considered. Any application received 

at the Office of Procurement Services 

after 5 p.m. ET, May 14, 2007, will not 

be considered unless it is received 

before the award is made and: 

• It is determined by the Government 

that the late receipt was due solely to 

mishandling by the Government after 

receipt at the U.S. Department of Labor 

at the address indicated; or 

• It was sent by registered or certified 

mail not later than the fifth calendar day 

before May 14, 2007; or 

• It was sent by U.S. Postal Service 

Express Mail Next Day Service-Post 

Office to Addressee, not later than 5:00 

p.m. at the place of mailing two (2) 

working days, excluding weekends and 

Federal holidays, prior to May 14, 2007. 

The only acceptable evidence to 

establish the date of mailing of a late 

application sent by registered or 

certified mail is the U.S. Postal Service 

postmark on the envelope or wrapper 

and on the original receipt from the U.S. 

Postal Service. If the postmark is not 

legible, an application received after the 

above closing time and date will be 

processed as if mailed late. ‘‘Postmark’’

means a printed, stamped or otherwise 

placed impression (not a postage meter 

machine impression) that is readily 

identifiable without further action as 

having been applied and affixed by an 

employee of the U.S. Postal Service on 

the date of mailing. Therefore applicants 

should request that the postal clerk 

place a legible hand cancellation 

‘‘bull’s-eye’’ postmark on both the 

receipt and the envelope or wrapper. 

Applications cannot be accepted by email or facsimile machine. 

The only acceptable evidence to 

establish the date of mailing of a late 

application sent by U.S. Postal Service 

Express Mail Next Day Service-Post 

Office to Addressee is the date entered 

by the Post Office clerk on the ‘‘Express 

Mail Next Day Service-Post Office to 

Addressee’’ label and the postmark on 

the envelope or wrapper and on the 

original receipt from the U.S. Postal 

Service. ‘‘Postmark’’ has the same 

meaning as defined above. Therefore, 

applicants should request that the postal 

clerk place a legible hand cancellation 

‘‘bull’s-eye’’ postmark on both the 

receipt and the envelope or wrapper. 

The only acceptable evidence to 

establish the time of receipt at the U.S. 

Department of Labor is the date/time 

stamp of the Procurement Services 

Center on the application wrapper or 

other documentary evidence or receipt 

maintained by that office. Applications 

sent by other delivery services, such as 

Federal Express, UPS, etc., will also be 

accepted. 

All applicants are advised that U.S. 

mail delivery in the Washington, DC 

area has been erratic due to security 

concerns. All applicants must take this 

into consideration when preparing to 

meet the application deadline, as you 

assume the risk for ensuring a timely 

submission, that is, if, because of these 

mail problems, the Department does not 

receive an application or receives it too 

late to give proper consideration, even 

if it was timely mailed, the Department 

is not required to consider the 

application. 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

Not Applicable. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

A. Proposals exceeding $200,000 that 

serve Non-Urban areas and $300,000 

that serve Urban areas will be 

considered non-responsive and will not 

be evaluated. 

B. There is a limit of one (1) 

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and physical location serving the same 

HVRP participant population. If two (2) 

original applications from the same 

organization for the same physical 

location serving the same HVRP 

participant population are submitted, 

the application with the later date will 

be considered as non-responsive. Please 

do not submit duplicate original grant 

applications as only one (1) grant 

application will be considered for 

funding purposes. 

C. Due to the limited availability of 

funding, if an organization was awarded 

Fiscal Year 2005 or Fiscal Year 2006 

HVRP funds for a specific physical 

location serving the same HVRP 

participant population and will be 

applying for second and possible third 

year funding in PY 2007, then that 

organization at that specific physical 

location serving the same HVRP 

participant population will be 

considered ineligible to compete for a 

new grant using PY 2007 HVRP funds. 

Therefore, due to the limited funding 

availability, we are unable to award 

more than one (1) HVRP grant per 

organization at a specific physical 

location serving the same HVRP 

participant population. A separate 

Director’s Memorandum will be issued 

for grantees that are eligible to apply for 

second and third optional year funding 

that includes detailed instructions on 

how to apply for these funds. 

D. There will not be reimbursement of 

pre-award costs unless specifically 

agreed upon in writing by the 

Department of Labor. 

E. Entities described in Section 

501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code 

that engage in lobbying activities are not 

eligible to receive funds under this 

announcement because Section 18 of 

the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 

Public Law No. 104–65, 109 Stat. 691, 

prohibits the award of Federal funds to 

these entities. 

F. Limitations on Administrative and 

Indirect Costs. 

Administrative costs, which consist of 

all direct and indirect costs associated 

with the supervision and management 

of the program, are limited to and may 

not exceed 20% of the total grant award. 

Indirect costs claimed by the 

applicant must be based on a federally 

approved rate. A copy of the current 

negotiated approved and signed indirect 

cost negotiation agreement must be 

submitted with the application. 

Furthermore, indirect costs are 

considered a part of administrative costs 

for HVRP purposes and, therefore, may 

not exceed 20% of the total grant award. 

• If the applicant does not presently 

have an approved indirect cost rate, a 

proposed rate with justification may be 

submitted. Successful applicants will be 

required to negotiate an acceptable and 

allowable rate within 90 days of grant 

award with the appropriate DOL 

Regional Office of Cost Determination or 

with the applicant’s cognizant agency 

for indirect cost rates (See Office of 

Management and Budget Web site at: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

attach.html. 

• Indirect cost rates traceable and 

trackable through the State Workforce 

Agency’s Cost Accounting System 

represent an acceptable means of 

allocating costs to DOL and, therefore, 

can be approved for use in grants to 

State Workforce Agencies. 

V. Application Review Information: 

1. Application Evaluation Criteria 

Applications may receive up to 110 

total points based on the following 

criteria: 

A. Need for the Project: 10 Points 

The applicant will document the need 

for this project, as demonstrated by: 

(1) The potential number or 

concentration of homeless individuals 

and homeless veterans in the proposed 

project area relative to other similar 

areas; (2) the rates of poverty and 

unemployment in the proposed project 

area as determined by the census or 

other surveys; and (3) the extent of the 

gaps in the local infrastructure to 

effectively address the employment 

barriers that characterize the target 

population. 

B. Overall Strategy To Increase 

Employment and Retention in 

Employment: 35 Points [and up to 10 

additional points (for a total of 45 

points) if overall strategy includes an 

approach for addressing barriers to 

employment faced by chronically 

homeless veterans as described below.] 

The application must include a 

description of the approach to providing 

comprehensive employment and 

training services, including outreach, 

pre-enrollment assessment, job training, 

job development, obtaining employer 

commitments to hire, placement, and 

post-placement follow-up services. 

Applicants must address how they will 

target occupations that are locally in 

demand with career growth potential 

and that will provide wages to ensure 

self-sufficiency for the participant. 

Supportive services provided as part of 

the strategy of promoting job readiness 

and job retention must be indicated. The 

applicant must identify the local 

services and sources of training to be 

used for participants. At least 80% of 

participants must participate in training 

activities. A description of the 

relationship with other employment and 

training programs delivered through the 

One-Stop Career Center System must be 

specified. Applicants must indicate how 

the activities will be tailored or 

responsive to the needs of homeless 

veterans. A participant flow chart may 

be used to show the sequence and mix 

of services (does not count towards the 

75 page limitation). In addition, if State 

Unemployment Insurance data will be 

used to substantiate the applicant’s 

follow-up results, it is suggested that the 

applicant include any official MOUs or 

other formalized agreement that enables 

the applicant to obtain such information 

(does not count towards the 75 page 

limitation). 

Additional Points (referenced in the 

Heading to Section B): Up to an 

additional 10 points under this section 

will be awarded to grant proposals that 

focus some of their effort on addressing 

the barriers to employment faced by 

chronically homeless veterans. A 

veteran who is ‘‘chronically homeless’’

is an unaccompanied homeless 

individual with a ‘‘disabling condition’’

who has either been continuously 

homeless for a year or more, OR who 

has had at least four (4) episodes of 

homelessness in the past three (3) years. 

A disabling condition is defined as a 

diagnosable substance use disorder, 

serious mental illness, developmental 

disability, or chronic physical illness or 

disability including the co-occurrence of 

two or more of these conditions. A 

‘‘disabling condition’’ limits an 

individual’s ability to work or perform 

one or more activities of daily living. 

Note: The applicant must complete the 

Recommended Format for Common Measures 

Planned Quarterly Technical Performance 

Goals (Appendix D), with proposed 

programmatic outcomes, including 

participants served, placement/entered 

employments and job retention or a similar 

document containing the same information 

and if not, the grant application will be 

considered non-responsive and will not be 

evaluated. 

C. Quality and Extent of Linkages With 

Other Providers of Services to the 

Homeless and to Veterans: 20 Points 

The application must provide 

information on the quality and extent of 

the linkages this program will have with 

employers, educational providers, and 

other providers of services to homeless 

veterans in the local community 

including faith-based and community 

organizations. For each service, the 

applicant must specify who the provider 

is, the source of funding (if known), and 

the type of linkages/referral system 

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extent possible, how the project would 

be incorporated into the local 

community’s continuum of care 

approach and the local community’s ten 

(10) year plan to end homelessness, if 

applicable (see Interagency Council on 

Homelessness Web page at www.ich.gov 

for additional information). Describe 

how the proposed project links to the 

appropriate State Workforce Agency and 

One-Stop Career Center(s) including 

coordination and collaboration with 

DVOP/LVER and other One-Stop Career 

Center staff, HUD, HHS, DVA, 

educational institutions, and other local 

community-based programs and the 

services that will be provided as 

necessary on behalf of the homeless 

veteran participants to be served. 

D. Demonstrated Capability in Providing 

Required Program Services, Including 

Programmatic Reporting and Participant 

Tracking: 25 Points 

The applicant must describe its 

relevant prior experience in operating 

employment and training programs and 

providing services to participants 

similar to those that are proposed under 

this solicitation. Specific outcomes 

previously achieved by the applicant 

must be described, such as number of 

enrollments, number of participants that 

entered employment, cost per 

placement into employment, benefits 

secured, network coalitions, etc. The 

applicant must also address its capacity 

for timely startup of the program, 

programmatic reporting, and participant 

tracking. The applicant should describe 

its staff experience and ability to 

manage the administrative, 

programmatic, and financial aspects of a 

grant program. Include a recent (within 

the last 18 months) grant specific 

financial statement and/or audit (does 

not count towards the 75 page 

limitation). Final or most recent 

financial and technical performance 

reports for other relevant programs must 

be submitted, if applicable. Because 

prior HVRP experience is not a 

requirement for this grant, applicants 

may have other similar type 

programmatic performance reports to 

submit as evidence of experience in 

operating other employment and 

training type programs. 

E. Quality of Overall Housing Strategy: 

10 Points 

The application must demonstrate 

how the applicant proposes to obtain or 

access resources for participants in the 

program and participants entering into 

the labor force. This discussion should 

specify the provisions made to access 

temporary, transitional, and permanent 

housing for participants through various 

community resources such as HUD, 

DVA Grant and Per Diem Program, and 

other locally funded housing programs. 

HVRP funds may not be used for 

emergency, transitional, or permanent 

housing purposes or purchasing or 

leasing of vehicles. 

2. Review and Selection Process 

Grant applications will be reviewed 

by a Department of Labor grant review 

panel using the point scoring system 

specified above in Section V(1). Urban 

and Non-Urban applications will be 

evaluated against the same criteria. The 

grant review panel will assign a score 

after objectively and carefully 

evaluating each responsive grant 

application and all responsive grant 

applications will be ranked based on 

this score. The ranking will be the 

primary basis to identify applicants as 

potential grantees. The grant review 

panel will establish a competitive range, 

based upon the proposal evaluation, for 

the purpose of selecting qualified 

applicants. For this solicitation, the 

minimum acceptable score for 

consideration is 70, but the competitive 

range may be set higher. 

The grant review panel will have the 

authority and expertise to compare the 

goals of applications in the competitive 

range, to consider any information that 

comes to their attention, to form an 

opinion on what is most advantageous 

to the government and to judge allowed 

costs, cost-per-placement, and other 

goals. The Assistant Secretary for 

Veterans’ Employment and Training and 

Grant Officer will make a final selection 

based on the grant review panel 

findings, grant application scores, 

geographical presence of the applicants, 

existing grants, and the areas to be 

served. We reserve the right to select a 

lower scoring application from one 

category (urban or non-urban) over a 

higher rated application from the other 

category if the Grant Officer or Assistant 

Secretary determines it is necessary to 

achieve an appropriate mix of urban and 

non-urban projects. The grant review 

panel’s conclusions are advisory in 

nature and not binding on the Grant 

Officer. 

The grant review panel and Grant 

Officer will screen all applicant cost 

proposals to ensure expenses are 

allocable, allowable, and reasonable. 

Determinations of allowable costs will 

be made in accordance with the 

applicable Federal cost principles, e.g. 

Non-Profit Organizations—OMB 

Circular A–122. Unallowable costs are 

those charges to a grant that a grantor 

agency or its representatives determined 

not to be allowed in accordance with 

the applicable Federal Cost Principles or 

other conditions contained in the grant. 

If the grant review panel and Grant 

Officer conclude that the cost proposal 

contains an expense(s) that is not 

allocable, allowable, and/or reasonable, 

the Grant Officer may request a revision 

of the application for funding. Further, 

the grant review panel will consider 

applicant information concerning the 

proposed cost per placement, 

percentage of participants who enter 

unsubsidized employment, average 

wage at placement, and 90-, 180-, and 

270-day retention in employment 

percentages. The national average cost 

per placement for HVRP for last year 

was $2,200. 

The Government reserves the right to 

ask the applicant for clarification on any 

aspect of a grant application. The Grant 

Officer may consult with the 

Department of Labor staff on any 

potential grantee and/or sub-awardee(s) 

concerns. The Grant Officer’s 

determination for award under SGA 

#07–07 is the final agency action. The 

submission of the same proposal from 

any prior year HVRP competition does 

not guarantee an award under this 

Solicitation. 

3. Anticipated Announcement and 

Award Dates 

Announcement of this award is 

expected to occur by June 20, 2007. The 

grant agreement will be awarded by no 

later than July 1, 2007. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices 

A. The Notice of Award signed by the 

Grant Officer is the authorizing 

document and will be provided through 

postal mail and/or by electronic means 

to the authorized representative listed 

on the SF–424 Grant Application. 

Notice that an organization has been 

selected as a grant recipient does not 

constitute final approval of the grant 

application as submitted. Before the 

actual grant award, the Grant Officer 

and/or the Grant Officer’s Technical 

Representative may enter into 

negotiations concerning such items as 

program components, funding levels, 

and administrative systems. If the 

negotiations do not result in an 

acceptable submittal, the Grant Officer 

reserves the right to terminate the 

negotiation and decline to fund the 

proposal. Please note: Grant award 

occurs only after the prospective grantee 

and the Grant Officer signs the Grant 

award document. 

B. A post-award conference will be 

held for those grantees awarded PY 

2007 HVRP funds through this 

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is expected to be held in August 2007 

and up to two (2) grant recipient 

representatives must be present. The 

site of the post-award conference has 

not yet been determined, however, for 

planning and budgeting purposes, 

applicants should allot four (4) days and 

use Denver, CO as the conference site. 

The post-award conference will focus 

on providing information and assistance 

on reporting, recordkeeping, grant 

requirements, and also include 

networking opportunities to learn of 

best practices from more experienced 

and successful grantees and subawardee(s). Costs associated with 

attending this conference for up to two 

(2) grantee representatives will be 

allowed as long as they are incurred in 

accordance with Federal travel 

regulations. Such costs must be charged 

as administrative costs and reflected in 

the proposed budget. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

All grantees and sub-awardees must 

comply with the provisions of Title 38 

U.S.C. and its regulations, as applicable. 

A. Administrative Program 

Requirements 

All grantees and sub-awardees, 

including faith-based and community 

organizations, will be subject to 

applicable Federal laws (including 

provisions of appropriations law), 

regulations, and the applicable Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circulars. The grant(s) awarded under 

this SGA will be subject to the following 

administrative standards and 

provisions, if applicable: 

• 29 CFR part 2—General 

Participation in Department of Labor 

Programs by Faith-Based and 

Community Organizations; Equal 

Treatment of All Department of Labor 

Program Participants and Beneficiaries. 

• 29 CFR part 30—Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship and 

Training. 

• 29 CFR part 31—Nondiscrimination 

in Federally Assisted Programs of the 

Department of Labor—Effectuation of 

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

• 29 CFR part 32—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or 

Activities Receiving Federal Financial 

Assistance. 

• 29 CFR part 33—Enforcement of 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Handicap in Programs or Activities 

Conducted by the Department of Labor. 

• 29 CFR part 35—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Age in Programs and 

Activities Receiving Federal Financial 

Assistance from the Department of 

Labor. 

• 29 CFR part 36—Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Sex in Education 

Programs or Activities Receiving 

Federal Assistance. 

• 29 CFR part 37—Implementation of 

the Nondiscrimination and Equal 

Opportunity Provisions of the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 

• 29 CFR part 93—New Restrictions 

on Lobbying. 

• 29 CFR part 94—Government-wide 

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 

(Financial Assistance). 

• 29 CFR part 95—Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of Higher 

Education, Hospitals, and other NonProfit Organizations, and with 

Commercial Organizations. 

• 29 CFR part 96—Audit 

Requirements for Grants, Contracts and 

Other Agreements. 

• 29 CFR part 97—Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements to State 

and Local Governments. 

• 29 CFR part 98—Government-wide 

Debarment and Suspension (Non 

procurement). 

• 29 CFR part 99—Audit of States, 

Local Governments, and Non-Profit 

Organizations. 

• Applicable cost principles and 

audit requirements under OMB 

Circulars A–21, A–87, A–110, A–122, 

A–133, and 48 CFR part 31. 

• In accordance with Section 18 of 

the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–65 (2 U.S.C. 1611), nonprofit entities incorporated under 

501(c)(4) that engage in lobbying 

activities are not eligible to received 

Federal funds and grants. 

• 38 U.S.C. Section 4215—

Requirements for priority of service for 

veterans in all Department of Labor 

training programs. 

3. Electronic Reporting 

All HVRP grantees will enter data and 

electronically attach their quarterly 

technical performance, success stories, 

etc. into the U.S. Department of Labor, 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service, Outcomes and Performance 

Accountability Reporting (VOPAR) 

System and SF–269 Financial Status 

Report data into the DOL E-Grants 

System according to the reporting 

requirements and timetables described 

below. Note: VETS has requested that 

the two separate reporting systems for 

grantee programmatic and financial 

performance (VOPAR and E-Grants) be 

linked for seamless grantee reporting 

and it is expected to be completed 

during PY 2007. 

A. Quarterly Financial Reports 

No later than 30 days after the end of 

each Federal fiscal quarter, the grantee 

must report outlays, program income, 

and other financial information on a 

Federal fiscal quarterly basis using SF–

269, Financial Status Report and submit 

a copy of the HHS/PMS 272 draw down 

report. These financial reports must be 

data entered into the E-Grants system 

and must cite the assigned grant 

number. 

B. Quarterly Program Reports 

No later than 30 days after the end of 

each Federal fiscal quarter, grantees 

must submit a Quarterly Technical 

Narrative Performance Report into 

VOPAR that contains the following: 

(1) A comparison of actual 

accomplishments to planned goals for 

the reporting period and any findings 

related to monitoring efforts; 

(2) An explanation for variances of 

plus or minus 15% of planned program 

and/or expenditure goals, to include: 

Identification of corrective action that 

will be taken to meet the planned goals, 

if required; and a timetable for 

accomplishment of the corrective 

action. 

C. 90-Day Final Performance Report 

No later than 120 days after the grant 

performance expiration date, the grantee 

must electronically submit to the 

VOPAR and E-Grants Reporting Systems 

a final report showing results and 

performance as of the 90th day after the 

grant period, and containing the 

following: 

(1) Final Financial Status Report SF–

269 (that zeros out all unliquidated 

obligations); and 

(2) Final Technical Performance 

Report comparing goals vs. actual 

performance levels. 

D. 180-Day Follow-Up Report 

No later than 210 days after the grant 

performance expiration date, the grantee 

must electronically submit to the 

VOPAR and E-Grants Reporting Systems 

a Follow-Up Report showing results and 

performance as of the 180th day after 

the grant expiration date, and 

containing the following: 

(1) Final Financial Status Report SF–

269 Long Form (if not previously 

submitted); and 

(2) 180-Day Follow-Up Report 

identifying: 

(a) The total number of veterans who 

entered employment during the entire 

grant period; 

(b) The number of veterans who 

retained employment as defined under 

Common Measures at the 90 and 180 

day follow-up periods; 

(c) If the veterans are still employed 

at the same or similar job, and if not, 

what are the reason(s); 


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(d) Whether training received was 

applicable to jobs held; 

(e) Participant average hourly and 

weekly wages at the 90- and 180-day 

follow-up periods; 

(f) An explanation of why those 

veterans entered employment during the 

grant, but not employed at the end of 

the follow-up period, are not so 

employed; and 

(g) Any recommendations to improve 

the program. 

E. 270-Day Follow-Up Performance 

Report 

No later than 300 days after the grant 

performance expiration date, the grantee 

must electronically submit to the 

VOPAR and E-Grants Reporting Systems 

a Follow-up Report showing results and 

performance as of the 270th day after 

the grant period, and containing the 

following: 

(a) The total number of veterans who 

entered employment during the entire 

grant period; 

(b) The number of veterans who 

retained employment as defined under 

Common Measures at the 90-, 180- and 

270-day follow-up periods; 

(c) If the veterans are still employed 

at the same or similar job, and if not, 

what are the reason(s); 

(d) Whether training received was 

applicable to jobs held; 

(e) Participant average hourly and 

weekly wages at the 90-, 180-, and 270- 

day follow-up periods; 

(f) An explanation of why those 

veterans entered employment during the 

grant, but not employed at the end of 

the follow-up period, are not so 

employed; and 

(g) Any recommendations to improve 

the program. 

Agency Contact: All questions 

regarding this SGA should be directed 

to Cassandra Mitchell, e-mail address: 

mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov, at tel: (202) 

693–4570 (note this is not a toll-free 

number). To obtain further information 

on the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration 

Program of the U.S. Department of 

Labor, visit the USDOL website of the 

Veterans’ Employment and Training 

Service at www.dol.gov/vets. Individuals 

with hearing impairments may call 

(800) 670–7008 (TTY/TDD). 

VII. Other Information 

A. Acknowledgement of USDOL 

Funding 

1. Printed Materials: In all 

circumstances, the following must be 

displayed on printed materials prepared 

by the grantee while in receipt of DOL 

grant funding: ‘‘Preparation of this item 

was funded by the United States 

Department of Labor under Grant No. 

[insert the appropriate grant number].’’

• All printed materials must also 

include the following notice: ‘‘This 

document does not necessarily reflect 

the views or policies of the U.S. 

Department of Labor, nor does mention 

of trade names, commercial products, or 

organizations imply endorsement by the 

U.S. Government.’’

2. Public references to grant: When 

issuing statements, press releases, 

requests for proposals, bid solicitations, 

and other documents describing projects 

or programs funded in whole or in part 

with Federal money, all grantees 

receiving Federal funds must clearly 

state: 

• The percentage of the total costs of 

the program or project, which will be 

financed with Federal money; 

• The dollar amount of Federal 

financial assistance for the project or 

program; and 

• The percentage and dollar amount 

of the total costs of the project or 

program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. 

B. Use of USDOL Logo 

Prior to the use of the USDOL Logo, 

the Grant Officer must approve such 

use. 

In addition, once approval is given 

the following guidance is provided: 

• The USDOL logo may be applied to 

USDOL-funded material prepared for 

distribution, including posters, videos, 

pamphlets, research documents, 

national survey results, impact 

evaluations, best practice reports, and 

other publications of global interest. The 

grantee(s) must consult with USDOL on 

whether the logo may be used on any 

such items prior to final draft or final 

preparation for distribution. In no event 

will the USDOL logo be placed on any 

item until USDOL has given the Grantee 

permission to use the logo on the item. 

• All documents must include the 

following notice: ‘‘This documentation 

does not necessarily reflect the views or 

policies of the U.S. Department of 

Labor, nor does mention of trade names, 

commercial products, or organizations 

imply endorsement by the U.S. 

Government.’’

C. OMB Information Collection No 

1205–0458, Expires September 30, 2009. 

According to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, no persons are required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless such collection displays a valid 

OMB control number. Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 20 hours per 

response, including time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Send comments regarding the burden 

estimated or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including 

suggestions for reducing this burden, to 

the U.S. Department of Labor, to the 

attention of Cassandra Mitchell, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–

4307, Washington, DC 20210. 

This information is being collected for 

the purpose of awarding a grant. The 

information collected through this 

‘‘Solicitation for Grant Applications’’

will be used by the Department of Labor 

to ensure that grants are awarded to the 

applicant best suited to perform the 

functions of the grant. Submission of 

this information is required in order for 

the applicant to be considered for award 

of this grant. Unless otherwise 

specifically noted in this 

announcement, information submitted 

in the respondent’s application is not 

considered to be confidential. 

Resources for the Applicant: The 

Department of Labor maintains a 

number of web-based resources that 

may be of assistance to applicants. The 

webpage for the USDOL VETS at 

www.dol.gov/vets/programs/main.htm 

is a valuable source of information 

including the program highlights and 

brochures, glossary of terms, frequently 

used acronyms, general and special 

grant provisions, power point 

presentations on how to apply for HVRP 

funding, On-Site Monitoring Visits, etc. 

The Interagency Council on Homeless at 

webpage www.ich.gov has information 

from various departments that assist 

homeless persons including updated 

information on local community ten 

(10) year plans to end homelessness and 

continuum of care plans. America’s 

Service Locator webpage at 

www.servicelocator.org provides a 

directory of our nation’s One-Stop 

Career Centers and 

www.workforce3one.org is another 

Department of Labor resource site. The 

National Association of Workforce 

Boards maintains a webpage at 

www.nawb.org/asp/wibdir.asp that 

contains contact information for the 

State and local Workforce Investment 

Boards. Applicants may also review 

‘‘VETS’ Guide to Competitive and 

Discretionary Grants’’ located at 

webpage http://www.dol.gov/vets/

grants/Final_VETS_Guide-linked.pdf. 

For a basic understanding of the grants 

process and basic responsibilities of 

receiving Federal grant support, please 

see ‘‘Guidance for Faith-Based and 

Community Organizations on Partnering 

with the Federal Government’’ at 

webpages www.whitehouse.gov/ 

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Also, the National Coalition for 

Homeless Veterans webpage at 

www.nchv.org. 

Appendices: (Located on U.S. 

Department of Labor, Veterans’

Employment and Training Service 

webpage www.dol.gov/vets follow link 

for the applicable SGA listed under 

announcements.) 

Appendix A: Application for Federal 

Assistance SF–424 

Appendix B: Budget Information Sheet 

SF–424A 

Appendix C: Assurances and 

Certifications Signature Page 

Appendix D: Recommended Format for 

Planned Common Measures 

Quarterly Technical Performance 

Goals 

Appendix E: Direct Cost Descriptions 

for Applicants and Sub-Applicants 

Appendix F: Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants 

Appendix G: List of 75 Largest Cities 

Nationwide 

Appendix H: Common Measures 

Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) 

for Competitive Grantees 

Lisa Harvey, 

Grant Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7024 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–79–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Notice of Availability of Calendar Year 

2008 Competitive Grant Funds 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Solicitation for proposals for the 

provision of civil legal services. 

SUMMARY: The Legal Services 

Corporation (LSC) is the national 

organization charged with administering 

Federal funds provided for civil legal 

services to low-income people. 

LSC hereby announces the availability 

of competitive grant funds and is 

soliciting grant proposals from 

interested parties who are qualified to 

provide effective, efficient, and high 

quality civil legal services to eligible 

clients in the service area(s) of the states 

and territories identified below. The 

exact amount of congressionally 

appropriated funds and the date, terms, 

and conditions of their availability for 

calendar year 2008 have not been 

determined. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for grants competition dates. 

ADDRESSES: Legal Services 

Corporation—Competitive Grants, 3333 

K Street, NW., Third Floor, Washington, 

DC 20007–3522. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Program Performance by e-mail 

at competition@lsc.gov, or visit the 

grants competition Web site at 

www.ain.lsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Request for Proposals (RFP) will be 

available the week of April 16, 2007. 

Applicants must file a Notice of Intent 

to Compete (NIC; RFP Form–H) to 

participate in the competitive grants 

process. 

Applicants competing for the service 

areas listed below, except for VA–20, 

must file the NIC by May 21, 2007, 5 

p.m. E.D.T. The due date for filing grant 

proposals for these service areas is June 

14, 2007, 5 p.m. E.D.T. 

Applicants competing for service area 

VA–20 in Virginia must file the NIC by 

July 2, 2007, 5 p.m. E.D.T. The due date 

for filing grant proposals for service area 

VA–20 in Virginia is September 3, 2007, 

5 p.m. E.D.T. 

LSC is seeking proposals from: (1) 

Non-profit organizations that have as a 

purpose the provision of legal assistance 

to eligible clients; (2) private attorneys; 

(3) groups of private attorneys or law 

firms; (4) state or local governments; 

and (5) sub-state regional planning and 

coordination agencies that are 

composed of sub-state areas and whose 

governing boards are controlled by 

locally elected officials. 

The RFP, containing the NIC (Form–

H) and grant application, guidelines, 

proposal content requirements, service 

area descriptions, and specific selection 

criteria, will be available from 

www.ain.lsc.gov the week of April 16, 

2007. LSC will not fax the RFP to 

interested parties. 

Below are the service areas for which 

LSC is requesting grant proposals. 

Service area descriptions will be 

available from Appendix A of the RFP. 

Interested parties are asked to visit 

www.ain.lsc.gov regularly for updates 

on the LSC competitive grants process. 

State Service area 

Alabama .................... AL–4. 

American Samoa ...... AS–1. 

Arizona ...................... AZ–2, AZ–3, AZ–5, 

MAZ, NAZ–5, 

NAZ–6. 

Arkansas ................... AR–6, AR–7. 

California ................... CA–1, CA–27, CA–

28, CA–31, MCA, 

NCA–1. 

District of Columbia ... DC–1. 

Florida ....................... FL–18. 

Hawaii ....................... MHI. 

Illinois ........................ IL–3, IL–7. 

Kentucky ................... KY–2, KY–5, KY–9, 

KY–10. 

Louisiana ................... LA–1, LA–12. 

Massachusetts .......... MA–4, MA–10, MA–

11. 

State Service area 

Michigan .................... MI–9, MI–12, MI–13, 

MI–14, MI–15, 

MMI, NMI–1. 

Minnesota .................. MN–1, MN–4, MN–5, 

MN–6, MMN, 

NMN–1. 

Missouri ..................... MO–3, MO–4, MO–5, 

MO–7, MMO. 

New Mexico .............. NM–1, NM–5, MNM, 

NNM–2, NNM–4. 

New York .................. NY–9. 

North Dakota ............. ND–3, MND, NND–3. 

Ohio ........................... OH–5, OH–17, OH–

18, OH–20, OH–

21, OH–23, MOH. 

Oklahoma .................. NOK–1. 

Pennsylvania ............. PA–1, PA–24, MPA. 

Puerto Rico ............... PR–1, PR–2, MPR. 

South Carolina .......... MSC. 

South Dakota ............ SD–2, SD–4, MSD, 

NSD–1. 

Tennessee ................ TN–4, TN–7, TN–9, 

TN–10. 

Texas ........................ TX–13, TX–14, TX–

15, NTX–1. 

Virginia ...................... VA–17, VA–18, VA–

19, VA–20, MVA. 

West Virginia ............. WV–5, MWV. 

Wisconsin .................. WI–5, MWI. 

Wyoming ................... WY–4, MWY, NWY–

1. 

Dated: April 9, 2007. 

Michael A. Genz, 

Director, Office of Program Performance, 

Legal Services Corporation. 

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